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Wolverhampton casino hit with £300,000 penalty for UK regulatory failings

11th July 2019 7:39 am GMT

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has issued a £300,000 penalty package to Wolverhampton land-based casino operator Casino 36 for money laundering and social responsibility failures.

An investigation by the regulator revealed that the operator had failed to ensure adequate customer Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD), Source of Funds (SOF) and Source of Wealth (SOW) checks were carried out on customers.

During the period from 10 November 2017 to 8 October 2018, 33 customers were allowed to gamble significant sums [...]

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